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Problem-Focused Co**

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Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine

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Active co**

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Co** refers to the intentional efforts we engage in to minimize the physical, psychological, or social harm of an event or situation. There are many different frameworks for understanding co** and many different ways of classifying co** strategies, but one such classification is problem-focused co** vs. emotion-focused co**. Problem-focused co** is that kind of co** aimed at resolving the stressful situation or event or altering the source of the stress. Co** strategies that can be considered to be problem-focused include (but are not limited to) taking control of the stress (e.g., problem solving or removing the source of the stress), seeking information or assistance in handling the situation, and removing oneself from the stressful situation.

Problem-focused co** is distinguished from emotion-focused co**, which is aimed at managing the emotions associated with the situation, rather than changing the situation itself. For...

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  • Field, T., McCabe, P. M., & Schneiderman, N. (1985). Stress and co**. Hillsdale: Erlbaum.

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  1. Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Linda Carroll

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  1. Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Marc D. Gellman

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Carroll, L. (2020). Problem-Focused Co**. In: Gellman, M.D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39903-0_1171

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